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Paul Klee
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 GBP
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Die Schattige (The shadowy one)
- signed Klee (upper centre); dated 1939, numbered E15 and titled on the artist's mount
- watercolour on Japan paper
- image size: 29.5 by 20.9cm., 11½ by 8¼in.
Provenance
Werner Allenbach, Berne (acquired in 1954)
Galerie Rosengart, Luzerne (acquired in 1954)
Dr Werner Rusche, Cologne (from 1954)
Klaus Eberhard, Munich
Klaus Gebhard, Wuppertal (until 1976)
Peter Carsten Lempelius, Munich (from 1976)
Wolfgang Wittrock Kunsthandel, Düsseldorf (acquired in 1977)
Johann Clemens Porer, Munich (until 1989)
Sale: Christie's, London, 27th June 1989, lot 232
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Galerie Rosengart, Luzerne (acquired in 1954)
Dr Werner Rusche, Cologne (from 1954)
Klaus Eberhard, Munich
Klaus Gebhard, Wuppertal (until 1976)
Peter Carsten Lempelius, Munich (from 1976)
Wolfgang Wittrock Kunsthandel, Düsseldorf (acquired in 1977)
Johann Clemens Porer, Munich (until 1989)
Sale: Christie's, London, 27th June 1989, lot 232
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Cologne-Braunsfeld, Klee, 1955, illustrated in the catalogue
Düsseldorf, Kunsthandel Düsseldorf, Paul Klee, 1879 -1940. Aquarelle - Zeichnungen - Graphik, 1977, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery & Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie , Paul Klee, Traces of Memory, 1998, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, The Third Eye : Fantasies, Dreams and Visions, 2005-06
Düsseldorf, Kunsthandel Düsseldorf, Paul Klee, 1879 -1940. Aquarelle - Zeichnungen - Graphik, 1977, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery & Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie , Paul Klee, Traces of Memory, 1998, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, The Third Eye : Fantasies, Dreams and Visions, 2005-06
Literature
The Artist's Handlist, 1939, no. 475 (E. 15)
Paul-Klee Foundation (ed), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné 1939, Bern, 2004, vol. VIII, no. 8180, illustrated p. 222
Paul-Klee Foundation (ed), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné 1939, Bern, 2004, vol. VIII, no. 8180, illustrated p. 222
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on the artist's mount. We have been unable to examine the sheet out of its framing mount. The sheet is very slightly undulating and there is a spot of paint shrinkage with associated pigment loss towards the centre of the lower edge. There are some very faint handling marks and thin creases in places, most prominently to the upper right corner of the mount. Otherwise this work is in overall good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."